Ferrer ends final wait at 42nd tilt
PARIS (Reuters) – ‘If at first you don’t succeed try, try, try again’ could be David Ferrer’s personal motto after the Spaniard reached his maiden grand slam final on Friday at his 42nd tilt at a major.
Playoffs not fun unless you win, says Heat’s Wade
MIAMI (Reuters) – He is playing on basketball’s greatest stage in front of adoring crowds and a global TV audience, but for Dwyane Wade there is little joy to be found at this late stage of a grueling season.
Djokovic fails in bid to douse Nadal fire
PARIS (Reuters) – With his hopes of a French Open final fading, Novak Djokovic even requested to have the Chatrier Court surfaced hosed down as he withered in the face of a Rafa Nadal firestorm on Friday.
Nadal inexhaustible, Ferrer ruins French party
PARIS (Reuters) – Deep down below the dusty red clay of Chatrier Court at Roland Garros lies a rich seam of mettle and inspiration that only Rafa Nadal seems able to bore into in times of trouble.
Djokovic, or anyone else, no closer to solving Rafa riddle
PARIS (Reuters) – An unassuming Swede and his hammerhead forehand is starting to gain mythical status at Roland Garros because in nine years Robin Soderling remains the only man to have beaten Rafa Nadal at the French Open.
Woods, McIlroy and Scott grouped for U.S. Open
(Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods, second-ranked Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Adam Scott will form a mouth-watering grouping for the first two rounds of next week’s U.S. Open in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Pressel takes early lead at soggy LPGA Championship
(Reuters) – Morgan Pressel closed with four consecutive birdies to grab the early first-round lead in the rain-delayed LPGA Championship at soggy Locust Hill Country Club outside Rochester, New York, on Friday.
Flat third period costs Kings dearly against Blackhawks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It all came down to 20 minutes of dominance by the Chicago Blackhawks as they shut out the Los Angeles Kings in the final period for a commanding lead in the Western Conference Finals.
Unstoppable Nadal edges Djokovic to reach eighth Paris final
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal displayed the athleticism and self-belief that earned him seven French Open titles to tame Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 in a pulsating 4-1/2 hour Roland Garros semi-final on Friday.
Eleven spectators injured in Isle of Man TT crash
(Reuters) – Eleven spectators were taken to hospital, one of them seriously injured, after a crash on the opening lap of the Isle of Man Senior TT motorcycle race on Friday, organizers said.
